How to Write Clearly: Rules And Exercises On English Composition
How to Write Clearly: Rules And Exercises On English Composition
Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926
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. . . then the lesson . • . will be lost, and the affair degenerates into a mere review." 28. Dependent clauses preceded by "that*' should be kept distinct from those that are independent. Take as an example : (i) '* He replied that he wished to help them, and intended to make preparations accordingly." This ought not to be used (though it sometimes is, for short- ness) to mean : (2) "He replied ...» and he intended." In (i), "intended," having no subject, must be supposed to be connected with ...the nearest preceding verb, in the same mood and tense^ that has a subject, i,e^ "wished." It follows that (i) Vi a condensation of : 28 Clearness and Force, (3) "He replied that he wished . . . , and that he intended/' (2), though theoretically free from ambiguity, is practically ambiguous, owing to a loose habit of repeating the subject unnecessarily. It would be better to insert a conjunctional word or a full stop between the two statements. Thus : (4) " He replied that he wished to help them, and indeed he intended,** &c., or **He replied, &c.
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